With all of the good fortune, crazy celebrations, and rubber chicken training, it looked as if England was a team of destiny at the 2018 World Cup. Croatia had other plans to make history of their own.

Move over, Three Lions, soccer’s Cinderella is headed to the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia.

Mario Mandzukic snuck behind the England defense and buried the ball in the back of the net past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the 109th minute to seal a 2-1 extra-time victory at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium and a spot in the championship game for the first-time ever.

Currently No. 20 in the FIFA World Rankings, Croatia has never been perceived as a soccer power. Yet, here they are, 90 minutes from the game’s biggest prize, as they will square off with France on Sunday, July 15 at 11 a.m. ET in Moscow.

England will head to St. Petersburg and face Belgium again in a third-place match.

According to FOX, Croatia, with a population of 4.2 million people, becomes the second-smallest country to advance to the final.

With over 10 years of sports writing experience, Brett has covered some of the top local, regional, and national sporting events in the Heartland for both print and digital platforms. He is a graduate of Kansas State University and resides in Austin, Texas.